#andimackmas

We had a Secret Santa-esque event last year in December that was very successful and lots of fun!

So now we're looking to see if the lovely friendom would like to do it all again this year!

If you want to see it happen or want to participate, like or reblog this post to let us know!

Merry Mackmas Roni @andi-mackk! I hope you enjoy this fic I wrote for you!

P.S. I gave you a little cameo in the story, hope you like it ;-)

Prompts: Movie theatre, sunset, midnight

Cyrus Goodman sighed, running his fingers through his hair for the seventh time in the past two minutes.

“Honey, you look great,” his mom assured him, entering the thirteen year old’s bedroom.

“You have to say that, you’re my mom.”

“That’s true, but you really do look great.” She came up behind him and put her hands on his shoulders. “Besides, they’re just your friends. It’s not like you’re going on a date or anything.”

“I know, but we’re probably going to take pictures together at the movie, and I need to look my best,” he lied. Just then, a horn honked outside.

“You look fine, now get going!” His mom called as she left the room.

Cyrus ran his fingers through his hair one last time before grabbing his phone and sprinting downstairs. He collected his wallet, slipped on his shoes and coat, and was out the door. He shivered slightly in the early March weather, opening the door to Buffy’s dad’s minivan.

“Hi, Mr. Driscoll!”

“Hello, Cyrus! And how many times have I told you, call me Dan?”

Cyrus smiled. “Sorry, Dan,” he corrected himself as he took a seat in the back next to Buffy. They then began their drive to the local movie theatre, where they would meet up with Andi and Jonah, then go back to Andi’s apartment for a sleepover.

“Are you okay?” Buffy whispered so that her dad couldn’t hear, motioning to the leg Cyrus didn’t even realize he was bouncing.

“I’m fine,” Cyrus lied, but Buffy saw right through him, and glared suspiciously. “Okay, maybe I’m a little nervous.”

“Why?”

“Dark theatre…Jonah…”

Buffy nodded in understanding. “Right. How have things been between you two since…that night?”

She was referring to one week ago, when the four friends had been hanging out at her house…

They had been in the middle of an intense round of Twister, when suddenly, the power went out.

“Don’t worry everyone, it was probably just the storm!” Dan assured them. All four kids turned on their phone flashlights, but the room was still fairly dark, and not only was Cyrus scared of the dark, but he was also scared of storms. He whimpered quietly, so quietly that only the person next to him could hear– Jonah.

“It’s okay, Cy,” Jonah whispered. Just then, thunder cracked outside, and Cyrus jumped. Jonah reacted quickly, pulling Cyrus close in an attempt to comfort him and calm him down.

Cyrus’s breath hitched. He was so close to Jonah that he could smell his sandalwood shampoo. “Better?” Jonah asked. Cyrus could only nod.

“Thank you,” he whispered, looking up at Jonah. Jonah looked down at him. For some reason, neither of them could seem to look away. 

As if being pulled by some magnetic force, Jonah started to lean in, ever-so-slowly, and without thinking, Cyrus started doing the same. He no longer had control over his body as he continued to inch closer to Jonah’s lips. They were close enough to feel each other’s breath, their lips almost touching…

Suddenly, the lights came back on, and both boys jumped apart.

Cyrus sighed. He had told Buffy, and only Buffy, about the experience later that night. “For the most part, the same as before, which is a good thing I guess. I just wish we could talk about it, you know? Then again, it’s not like everything’s completely gone back to normal. Now he…does things.”

“What kinds of things?” Buffy inquired.

“Like, I’ll catch him staring, and he won’t immediately look away, he’ll maintain eye contact for a second. Or when we’re sitting in a booth at The Spoon, sometimes he’ll sit with our knees together.”

“And how do you feel about it?

“I don’t know! On one hand, it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me, but on the other hand, does it really matter if he never actually brings it up? Plus, I feel guilty.”

“Because of Andi?” Buffy asked, and Cyrus nodded. “Well, it’s not like her and Jonah are dating. They’re just…doing whatever comes before dating, I guess?”

“It doesn’t matter. She likes him. And more importantly, he likes her! There’s no way he’d ever choose me over Andi.”

“You never know.”

“Trust me, I do,” Cyrus sighed.

Buffy offered him a sympathetic smile, rubbing his shoulder comfortingly.

“Okay, we’re here!” Dan announced, and both kids thanked him and said goodbye before climbing out and closing the car door.

“Are you gonna be okay?” Buffy asked.

“As long as I have you by my side,” Cyrus answered. Buffy smiled, linking their arms as they pushed open the cinema doors.

“Guys, over here!” Andi called, and they turned to see her and Jonah standing by the snack counter, one extra large popcorn in Jonah’s hands. They approached their friends.

“Hey, Cy-guy,” Jonah greeted him as he beamed his signature smile, and Cyrus felt his heart flutter. There he was, the real reason Cyrus had worried so much about his appearance tonight. The boy who made his heart melt with a single laugh, whose eyes were like two shining emeralds, who he lay awake at night thinking about.

“H-Hey, Jonah.”

“Someone’s hungry,” Buffy commented, motioning at the popcorn in Jonah’s hands.

“They were having a deal, one extra large popcorn for the price of a large,” Andi explained. “We figured we’d take advantage of it and me, Jonah and Cyrus could just share, since you don’t like popcorn.”

“Sounds good to me,” Buffy responded, and Cyrus nodded in agreement. The four friends then made their way to the ticket booth.

“How may I help you?” A girl whose name tag read ‘Roni’ asked as they reached the front of the line.

“Four tickets to Forget Me Not, please,” Andi requested. It was a new romance movie about Izzy and Charlie, a couple in their early twenty’s who were engaged to be married, until Charlie got in a car accident and woke up with amnesia. The doctors say he’ll never get his memory back, but Izzy, refusing to give up, tries to get Charlie to remember their relationship, or at least make him fall in love with her again.

“That’ll be forty eight dollars, please.” Each of them handed over twelve dollars, and Roni gave them each a ticket. “Thank you, enjoy the film!”

Once they were inside the theatre, Cyrus noticed his shoe was untied. He bent down to re-tie it, but upon standing back up, he realized his friends had already sat down. Buffy had sat next to a middle-aged woman, followed by Andi, and then Jonah. Cyrus’s eyes widened as he realized what this meant.

He would have to sit next to Jonah Beck.

Now nervous, Cyrus made his way to his friends, reluctantly taking a seat next to the green-eyed boy. Just then, his phone dinged, and he pulled it out to see a text from Buffy.

Buffy: I’m so sorry, I thought u were right behind me, and by the time I realized u weren’t it was too late! Where were u??

Cyrus: Tying my shoe. It’s ok, I’ll be fine

Cyrus looked over at Buffy to see her giving him a sympathetic smile. The lights dimmed, and Cyrus put his phone away as the movie started to play.

About an hour in, Cyrus was invested in the movie, watching as Izzy and Charlie pulled up to the beach in Izzy’s car. He reached into the popcorn bucket on Jonah’s lap. However, it turns out Jonah had had the same idea, as their hands brushed up against each other in the bucket.

Cyrus pulled his hand away quickly, heart racing. He glanced over at Jonah, and could just make out green eyes staring back at him in the dark. Andi, her gaze still focussed on the screen, reached out and took hold of Jonah’s hand, and yet, he still held eye contact with Cyrus. A few seconds later, the smaller boy finally forced himself to look away.

“Where are we going?” Charlie asked.

“On an adventure,” Izzy answered.

Cyrus noticed Jonah’s free hand now lay on the armrest between them. Slowly, he put his hand down on the armrest too, as far from Jonah’s as possible.

“We’re really high up,” Charlie observed as he looked at the ocean beneath him, now standing on the cliff Izzy had led him to.

“You took me here, two years ago. You told me to jump, but I was scared.”

Cyrus’s mind raced. Did he dare move his hand? What if he’d been reading the situation wrong this entire time? What if that night had meant nothing?

“You said that there was nothing like it. So I stood right there, on the edge.”

Cyrus took a deep breath, and inched his hand the tiniest bit closer to Jonah’s. Jonah’s hand did the same.

“My heart was racing.”

Cyrus moved his hand a little closer.

“My entire body was shaking.”

Once again, Jonah copied his movements, as if their minds were one, as if their hearts both beat with the same want.

“But I wanted so badly to feel the adrenaline in my veins, to feel like I was flying,” Izzy continued.

Their hands were next to each other now, pinkies just barely touching. Cyrus’s heart was in overdrive, as was his mind. He wanted so badly to hold Jonah’s hand, but was petrified at the thought of actually doing so. Was it worth the risk?

“So I jumped.”

Before he could second guess himself, Cyrus placed his hand over Jonah’s. He couldn’t move, couldn’t think, just waiting for this all to end horribly, for Jonah to pull his hand away in disgust, to call him a freak in front of everybody.

Except he didn’t.

“And you were right. There was nothing like it. It was the greatest feeling in the world.”

Jonah Beck let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding.

Cyrus Goodman is holding my hand, he thought. Cyrus Goodman is holding my hand!

“I’m sorry, I don’t remember,” Charlie apologized. He kicked a rock into the ocean in frustration.

“Hey, it’s okay,” Izzy assured him.

“No, it’s not!” He suddenly exclaimed.

Jonah glanced to his left, at the beautiful girl laying her head on his shoulder. The girl who meant the world to him.

“I…I feel like I’m trapped between two worlds,” Charlie confessed.

Then he turned to his left, looking at the amazing boy who was holding his hand. The boy who meant the world to him.

Trapped between two worlds indeed, he thought.

+++

Later that night, after the movie, they were walking back to Andi’s apartment, as it was only around a ten minute walk. Jonah was in between Andi and Cyrus, with Buffy next to Andi. Cyrus was dying to tell her what had happened in the theatre, but that would have to wait until they were alone.

“Guys, look!” Jonah exclaimed, pointing at the sky, which was painted with the most beautiful shades of pinks, oranges and purples. The colours seemed to blend together in perfect harmony, dancing across the sky.

“Whoa, nice sunset,” Cyrus observed.

“Really nice,” agreed Andi. “Like something right out of a painting.” She sat down on the grassy hill they were currently walking over.

“What are you doing?” Asked Buffy.

“Let’s enjoy this,” she answered.

The other three shrugged, taking a seat next to her. Andi yawned, laying her head on Jonah’s shoulder. Her yawning caused Cyrus to do the same, though he was also pretty tired. He felt so relaxed, sitting there next to the people he loved most in the world, watching the sunset, that he felt his eyes start to droop. Jonah noticed this, and tapped Cyrus lightly. When Cyrus turned to face him, he motioned to his free shoulder with his head. Surprised, Cyrus slowly lay his head down. The scent of Jonah’s sandalwood shampoo brought back memories of the week before. He closed his eyes, not asleep but also not fully awake, somewhere in between the dreamworld and reality.

+++

Cyrus glanced at the clock, which told him it was midnight, causing Cyrus to groan silently. Everyone else was asleep, but he, despite being exhausted, was wide awake, his mind racing with thoughts of the boy snoring softly a few feet away. He analyzed the events of the day, not quite able to process them all.

He had held hands with Jonah Beck. He, Cyrus Goodman, had not only held hands with Jonah Beck, but had practically cuddled with Jonah Beck, all in the same day!

“Cy,” he suddenly heard someone whisper. He jumped slightly, before turning to the source of the voice.

“Jonah?”

“Yeah. Sorry if I woke you.”

“You didn’t, don’t worry. I thought you were asleep.”

“I was, but I, um…”

“What?”

Jonah blushed slightly, and was suddenly glad the room was dark. “I had a nightmare.”

“Wanna talk about it?” Cyrus offered.

“Not really, if it’s okay. Thank you though. I’m just kinda shaken up about it.”

“Wanna just talk, then? To help you calm down, maybe distract you?”

“That’d be dosh. Only if you don’t mind, though.”

Cyrus offered him a small smile, though he probably couldn’t see it. “Not at all. I don’t want to wake the girls or Bex, though.”

“Not a problem. I’ve got the perfect place. Grab your coat,” Jonah said, standing up.

“Where are we going?”

“You’ll see. Don’t worry, we’re not leaving the building. Just trust me.”

And Cyrus did trust Jonah, would trust him with his life, so he quietly grabbed his coat and followed Jonah out the door. He lead him all the way down the hall, stopping at a ladder, which he started to climb.

“Jonah, are we gonna get in trouble?” Cyrus whisper-yelled.

“No, I’ve been up here before, it’s fine,” Jonah assured him. Cyrus sighed, but ultimately followed Jonah all the way up. Once he reached the top, he immediately breathed in the crisp March air.

“Whoa!” Cyrus exclaimed, mouth agape. They were on the roof, and the view was incredible. The buildings below looked so small, like Cyrus could crush them with his foot. The street lamps looked like small balls of light, just floating around, illuminating the city Cyrus had grown up in since birth, yet had never seen from this perspective. It was like an entirely new place.

“Like it?” Jonah asked, and Cyrus nodded.

“Love it!”

Jonah chuckled. “Yeah, Andi took me up here a few weeks ago.”

Cyrus’s face dropped. “Andi?”

“Yeah. Why?”

“It’s nothing, really. It’s just that, a few weeks ago, she mentioned something about you guys having a new ‘special spot’. Would this, by any chance, be it?”

Jonah seemed to consider this for a moment, looking out at the city below. “Well, I mean, sure, we talked about this place being special in general, but I don’t think it’s just ours. I want to share this spot with everyone special in my life.”

“I…I’m special to you?”

Jonah turned to face Cyrus. “Of course you are, Cy-guy,” he said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

“Because I’m your friend?”

“Yes, because you’re my friend. My best friend!” Jonah answered, smiling a little too widely. He continued to stare at Cyrus, looking conflicted. Then, he sighed, dropping his fake smile. “No, that’s…that’s a lie.”

“What do you mean? We’re not friends?” Cyrus asked, worried.

“Cyrus, be honest…” Jonah took a step closer to the other boy, repeating the same words somebody once said to him. “Were we ever?”

They stared into each other’s eyes, green into brown. Jonah started to lean in, and while he should have felt nothing but happiness, Cyrus just felt guilty. He knew he would kick himself for this later, but…

“Wait!” He blurted out, taking a step back, because he was a good friend, and could never hurt someone he cared about. Jonah stared at him with confused puppy eyes, and Cyrus had to remind himself that he was doing the right thing. “Andi.”

Jonah sighed softly. “Andi’s not my girlfriend, Cyrus. And honestly, ever since last week, I wasn’t sure I wanted her to be. I’ve been so confused. Didn’t you see it today? I held hands with both of you, at the same time. Cuddled with both of you, at the same time!”

“So you still like her, then,” Cyrus said, trying not to sound hurt.

“No, Cyrus, listen. All week, it’s been ‘Cyrus or Andi?’, on a loop in my head. ‘Cyrus or Andi? Cyrus or Andi? Cyrus or Andi?’ Even when I was alone with her, I was still trying to make that choice, still trying to figure out what, or who, I wanted. But right now, alone with you, the choice has never been clearer to me. My heart’s telling me what I want, Cyrus.” Jonah stepped closer again, cupping Cyrus’s face with his hands. Then, he closed the gap between them, and both boys closed their eyes as their lips met.

This is so much different than it was with Iris, Cyrus thought. Every part of him felt alive. He didn’t just feel the kiss on his lips, he felt it everywhere, all the way down to his toes. Jonah tasted like popcorn, and his lips were soft and warm, fitting against Cyrus’s like puzzle pieces.

When the kiss ended, Cyrus wasn’t ready to completely lose the moment, so he brought their foreheads together. His heart was beating out of his chest, and Cyrus thought that he’d never felt true happiness until this moment. Both boys smiled shyly at each other.

Future Jyrus moodboard as out and proud boyfriends! 

How it all started:

2018 was a great year for Jonah and Cyrus. Cyrus had come out to Andi and Jonah at the beginning of the year, and they were both very supportive. Jonah and Cyrus became inseparable after Cyrus came out. Cyrus thought it was sweet how Jonah always tried to include him in his various activities. Skateboarding was definitely out, so Jonah tried to teach Cyrus to play disc golf. Cyrus was doing a decent job at the sport, but ultimately decided he liked being the Space Otters “Vest Friend” better than acutely playing the sport. 

During one of their hangouts, Jonah accidentally touched Cyrus’s hand, and felt a spark. Jonah ignored it, insisting to himself that it was nothing. So what if he felt a spark when he touched Cyrus’s hand, and so what if he blushed afterwards? That didn’t mean anything. Things returned to normal between the two boys except this time Jonah noticed things about Cyrus that he hadn’t noticed before. He noticed the way that Cyrus looked at him, as if he was his whole world. At first when Cyrus would look at him, he would quickly turn away from his gaze. But after while, Jonah began to look at Cyrus when he wasn’t looking. 

Buffy noticed that Jonah was acting different around Cyrus, and confronted him about it. Jonah didn’t know what to tell her, because he wasn’t sure what he was feeling himself. He thought that he liked girls. So why was he questioning his feelings for Cyrus? Buffy explained to Jonah that it was normal to have feelings for girls and boys. He wouldn’t have to choose between the two, he could like both. Jonah felt relieved that he finally was being honest about what he was feeling. Buffy was very supportive and said that whenever Jonah was ready to tell their friends (or not, whatever the case may be), that she would be there for him and help him prepare what he would say. She also warned him that if he hurt Cyrus, that he would have to deal with her. 

Thinking back on how brave Cyrus was for telling his friends that he was gay, Jonah decided that he would be brave as well. He would tell Cyrus that he had feelings for him, and that he was bi. But first he felt like he needed to tell Andi that he was bi first. Jonah felt like he could use all the help and support he could get. Jonah came out to Andi after they had seen a movie, and Andi said that she wasn’t surprised. She had seen the way he had been looking at Cyrus lately. Andi asked if Jonah was going to ask Cyrus to the 8th grade ball, since it would be his last middle school dance. Jonah became nervous. Was he ready to not only come out to Cyrus, but the whole school as well? 

Jonah spent the next few days trying to come up with a plan. He enlisted the help of Andi and Buffy to help execute the plan. Jonah decided he would ask Cyrus to be his date to the dance at the last Space Otters game of the season. Andi made a sign for Jonah to hold up for Cyrus at the game. It read: “I’m Bi for Cy-Guy. Would you be my date for the ball?” It was almost the end of the game. This was it, the moment of truth. 

Buffy ran out to Jonah and gave him the rolled up sign. Cyrus looked up in confusion. The game had stopped. Jonah’s teammates were also confused. What was going on? Jonah said that he had to stop the game because there was something important that needed to be said. Then he unrolled the sign, and began to read it out loud. Cyrus was stunned. He couldn’t believe that this was happening. Jonah Beck felt the same way he did! Jonah looked at Cyrus, waiting for his reaction. Cyrus ran from the stands, happy tears in his eyes, and gave Jonah a big hug. Of course he would go to the dance with Jonah! Jonah smiled as he listened to Cyrus talk about what he was going to wear to the dance, and asking about what the theme would be. Jonah just pulled Cyrus closer, and he never wanted to let him go. 

More events of 2018:

1. Jonah and Cyrus going to the ball, and having their first dance.

2. Jonah asking Cyrus to be his boyfriend.

3. First kiss! 

4. Being out at school, and with their friends.

5. First Pride with Buffy, Andi, Bex, and Bowie! 

Here’s some quality stuff right here for @whirlwindsofdisaster 

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Fanfic:   It happened to be one of those quiet evenings. You know, the ones where there seems like nothing is really going on. This was weird for The Good Hair Crew and Jonah. They were so used to something always going on.   On this day, no drama. Amber hadn’t tried to do anything to them, no fighting between Bex and Cece, no talk of competitions from Buffy as she was recovering from a cold… Everything was unusually going well. It’s like their small town had fallen asleep.   They didn’t know whether to enjoy it or to wonder what’s going to happen next that would disrupt their peace. Shaking off any discomfort, they sat in a comfortable silence just thinking to themselves for a while.   Andi was first thinking about school and wondering if she should start an arts and crafts club. Hopefully others would be up for it, as it couldn’t be a club if she was the only one who showed up. She knew that Buffy and Cyrus would support her, but would Jonah come along too? She looked over to Jonah and for a moment her heart seemed to stop. Of course he would. He was in their group now.   Buffy thought about how she couldn’t wait to go back to dominating and destroying Marty at his game. It was her game now. That small cold of hers couldn’t keep her away from total domination forever. She was doing well and feeling better than ever. Ever since joining the boys’ basketball team, she was well known at school and now there was talk of making a girls’ basketball team. While that was fine and dandy and Buffy was happy that other girls could play a wonderful sport, she wanted to stay on the boys’ team so she could outdo Marty.    Cyrus looked over to Jonah and then over to Buffy and then back to Jonah. He had recently came out to Buffy, and while he was happy that he did, he wondered how he would come out to Andi and the boy he liked. He wanted to really bad, but that could, no, would, cause drama within their group that they had been free of for these precious moments. He couldn’t, not right now. But then if he waited too late, there could be too much drama going on and then it would be really bad timing. He thought of the possibility him and Jonah together. It made him feel warm inside, but then he thought about how Andi would feel… that he has a crush on the same boy she does.   Jonah closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the wall for a second. Ultimate Frisbee was done for the season. His last season, unless he brought it to high school with him. He had passed down the job of team captain to a fellow member of the team. He wanted to give it Andi, as he knew she could handle it, but well, she quit. Turns out she didn’t love it as much he did. It was disappointing news to him, but he couldn’t force her to do something she didn’t want to. He didn’t want to be that type of guy. If Cyrus played he could’ve gave the job to him instead. But for one, Cyrus doesn’t do sports and two, after the season had ended, Cyrus had told him that he would no longer help the team due to it “being too much.” Jonah understood, at least he thought he did. Jonah looked over to Andi and then to Cyrus.   Their eyes met for a few seconds. Jonah smiled and Cyrus smiled back but then looked down quickly. He felt his face become warm. Jonah became the first person to break the silence.

“Are you alright, Cy?” His words took everyone out of their thoughts.

  He tried to not to sound too concerned. He hoped it was nothing; that he was just thinking too much into it.   Cyrus looked over to him and their eyes met once again. Cyrus looked over to the side and spoke, “I don’t know, Jonah.” His voice sounded uncertain as his voice cracked. He looked down once more, this time glancing at his phone. This didn’t make Jonah feel any better. It must’ve made Andi and Buffy concerned as well because they were quick to chime in.

“Did something happen?” Andi went over to Cyrus and crouched down beside him.

“Do I need to hurt someone?” Buffy added, slightly pointing her head towards Jonah.

  All Cyrus could do was let out a small “no”. He ruined the peace that their group had. Now they were all worried. The only thing that was going on is that he didn’t want to keep his secret, but didn’t know how to let everyone else know.   Buffy knew, but she was the only person. She had told him that he would be fine and everything would be okay. But what if it wasn’t? What if Jonah became uncomfortable around him? What if Andi was weirded out that she and her guy best friend had a crush on the same person? Could he lose two important people in his life? He didn’t like hiding part of himself, but he didn’t want to lose anyone either.

He got up quickly. “Hey I gotta go. My mom wants me home for a while.” He pretended that he was reading a text. “Baby taters later?” He looked at his group of friends.

“Of course!” Buffy responded, clearing her throat. She then looked over to Andi.

“Yeah, wouldn’t miss it.” Andi smiled.

“Sounds good!” Jonah smiled too, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was going on.

  Cyrus left, and the room fell silent once more. Each person either focusing on their thoughts or their phone.   Soon Jonah had to leave to go “somewhere” to do “something” leaving the two girls by themselves.

“You think he went to talk to Cyrus?” Andi seemed intrigued.

This sort of made Buffy uneasy. Had Cyrus told Andi without him telling her? Does Andi know that she knew as well?

“Uh, what do you mean?”  Buffy quizzed.

“Now don’t take my word on this, but I feel like something’s happening between those two. I don’t know what it is, but I hope it’s nothing to worry about.”

“What’s there to worry about?” Buffy asked, probably a little bit too quickly.

“I don’t know… Maybe they had a fight that they didn’t want to tell us? Andi began to look a bit saddened.

“I don’t think so. They would’ve said something if they had a fight.” Buffy eased up. “Hey, I gotta go take the last bit of medicine I have, come with me?”

With that, they walked to Buffy’s house. … Cyrus didn’t go home. He hated lying, especially to his friends. But he didn’t want to stay there any longer, lying even more to answer their possible questions. He went to the park and sat behind a tree in the shade. He pulled out his phone to text Buffy.

Hey, sorry for leaving so abruptly. I hope I didn’t ruin the peacefulness. I hope I didn’t worry anyone too much either.

Being who she is, Buffy was quick to respond.

Everything’s good! You didn’t ruin anything. Don’t worry too much yourself, okay?

  Cyrus let out a sigh of relief. He was lucky to have a friend like Buffy. He leaned his head back and closed his eyes. He drifted off to a slumber. …   Jonah walked over to Cyrus’s house. He really couldn’t get rid of this feeling of his. He could tell something was off about Cyrus for a while now, but he couldn’t put his finger on it. He knew Cyrus was always nervous around him, but now he seems quieter and more bashful. Though nothing seemed to be going on today, he knew that wouldn’t last. He walked up to the Goodman’s door.   Jonah knocked on the door and called out the other boy’s name. No answer for a few moments. Then a woman answered the door.

“Hi Mrs. Goodman, is Cyrus available?” He did his best to seem cheerful to not worry Cyrus’s mother.

“Hi hon, no Cyrus isn’t here. I thought he was with you and his other friends. Is something going on?” She seemed confused and concerned.

“Oh, I guess he went for a walk,” Jonah chuckled to lighten the mood, “I thought he would stop by here.”

  The conversation swiftly ended and Jonah continued to walk down the street. Jonah thought to himself, ‘Why would Cyrus lie to us like that? Something’s definitely going on. I hope he’s okay.’   He walked past The Spoon and peered in the window, hoping to see Cyrus. Nope, no Cyrus. Jonah rapidly became forlorn.   He continued on his search for his friend. His wandering around led him to the park. He walked all over the place for what seemed to be hours. He finally came around a tree to see his friend fast asleep.

“Oh thank God.” Jonah let out a sigh of relief.

  He sat down next to the dark brunet boy. Looking at him this closely gave Jonah a strange feeling. It wasn’t unpleasant, but he didn’t quite understand. He had felt this before, while looking at Andi, but those feelings were short lived. The closer he got to Cyrus, the less that feeling appeared around Andi. He had an idea of what that meant, but he wasn’t sure what the boy next to him felt.   Not wanting to wake Cyrus, Jonah only sat next to him, putting in his headphones to listen to some music. He leaned against the tree and closed his eyes. Slowly, he was out too.   Not long after he was out, Cyrus woke up with a jump. He hadn’t expect to see anyone next to him let alone Jonah. He looked so peaceful, almost like he was smiling in his sleep. One of Jonah’s earphones fell out of his ear, so Cyrus put it in his own. “Believer” by Imagine Dragons. Nice. They had the same taste in music. Cyrus took out earphone and put it down gently, making sure not to wake the adorable boy beside him. He leaned against the tree, checking his phone. Two texts.

First one from Buffy. Hey just letting you know that Andi and I will not be attending you and Jonah at The Spoon ;)

Second one from his mom. Just checking in to make sure you’re okay. Your friend Jonah came by looking for you.

  He texted Buffy asking why and his mom that he was okay. He looked over to Jonah. The Jonah Beck came looking for him. He must’ve looked all over town. Immediately Cyrus felt horrible for leaving so fast and lying to his friends. He wished he could tell Jonah how he felt but there was no way Jonah felt the same, right?   Cyrus put his hands on the ground only for one of his hands to be placed on top of Jonah’s. He didn’t want to move his hand, as he liked the feeling it brought him plus he didn’t want to wake Jonah with any other possible movement. But to his dismay Jonah stirred and came to. He looked down at his hand to see Cyrus’s on top of his. He looked up to see the other boy’s blushing face.

“Everything okay, Cy?” Jonah adjusted himself to see Cyrus better. “I know something’s wrong, did I do something?” Jonah’s voice cracked.

Cyrus looked down shaking his head no. He was barely audible when he spoke, “You didn’t do anything wrong. I did.”

“What? What could you possibly do?” Jonah let out a small chuckle. What could that boy have done?

“Lie. I lied. I continue to lie.” He pulled his hand away and curled up, still staring at the ground.

“So you lied about going home? While I don’t understand why you’d lie about that, I’m not mad at you, I was just worried. I am worried.”  Jonah scooted closer.

Cyrus exhaled, “I wanted to leave and be by myself for a while; I didn’t want to answer any questions that Andi, Buffy and you could’ve had. I didn’t want to lie anymore. I don’t want to lie anymore.” He felt his eyes sting.

“Cyrus… What’s going on? You don’t have to lie to me. I’m always here for you, you know that right?” Jonah became increasingly upset as well.

Suddenly Cyrus’s phone buzzed with another text from Buffy.

Bex and Cece finally got into it again, and Andi is upset, so I’m chilling with her. There goes the ‘peace’ lol you and Jonah have fun – tell me alllll about it later!!

“Want to go to The Spoon?” Cyrus ignored Jonah’s questions.

“Um, sure. We can talk there.”

  The boys got up and walked to The Spoon listening to the music Jonah had on his phone. It made both of them feel better for the time being.   They entered the diner and sat down. This felt all too familiar when he was here with Buffy a week or so prior.

“So, can we talk now?” Jonah was disquieted.

“Jonah?” Cyrus looked deeply into the eyes of the guy in front of him.

“Cyrus?” Jonah was now antsy. “What is it?”

He was hesitant for a moment before speaking, “Do you trust me?”

“Of course I do, Cyrus. What kind of question is that?” Jonah felt like he could throw up at any moment. “What’s happening?”

Jonah and Cyrus locked eyes. Cyrus looked like he could burst into tears, he was so afraid. He didn’t want to lose his friend, but he didn’t want to hide and lie about part of himself any longer. Jonah was beginning to quiver a little. He’s never seen Cyrus like this, he hated seeing him this way.

“Close your eyes.” Cyrus spoke softly. Jonah was confused and kept staring into the other’s eyes. “Please, Jonah.”

  Not knowing what else to do, Jonah closed his eyes. Cyrus bit his lip and leaned towards the one who made his heart skip a beat. It’s now or never. His face merely a few centimeters away from Jonah’s, he could feel his body heat. Jonah didn’t know what was coming. He knew Cyrus would never do anything to harm him, and he could tell that Cyrus was now really close to him, but he really didn’t know what was going on.   Suddenly two soft lips were on Jonah’s. It took him a moment or two to realize that those were Cyrus’s lips on his. Cyrus Goodman was kissing him! His eyes opened and widen seeing that Cyrus’s were closed. Jonah then responded by closing his eyes and kissing Cyrus back. Almost as soon as it started, the boys pulled apart from each other.   Both boys stared at each other with shock, both red in the face.

Cyrus was the first to speak up. “I… I’m sorry… I didn’t know… What else…” He trailed off now looking down at the table.

“Cyrus… It’s okay. I like you too.” Jonah reached for one of Cyrus’s hands. “I’ve liked you for a while now as well.”

Cyrus smiled, but then slightly frowned. Jonah picked up on this quick. “What’s wrong?”

“What about Andi?” Cyrus pressed his lips together momentarily. “You know she likes you too, right?”

“Yeah… I know. She’ll be fine… I’m sure…” Jonah sort of felt like a jerk saying that. “She’s a strong person.”

“Yeah she is.” Andi walked up to the table with Buffy, who was smiling ever so proudly.

The girls sat down with them, chatted briefly and cleared up everything that went down. Andi, albeit a bit upset, was very happy for her friends. Soon the girls left, leaving Cyrus and Jonah alone once more.

The rest of the night spent at The Spoon was focused on lighter topics and baby taters. And in that time, peace had returned.

Fanart: 

Okay so it isn’t great, but I tried and I hope you still like it!

@disc-heads Merry Mackmas/Happy Holidays!

All I Want for Christmas

“So wait, you've actually never celebrated Christmas?” Jonah's jaw actually dropped in surprise, causing Cyrus to roll his eyes.

“No, Jonah, I'm Jewish. We don't usually celebrate Christmas.”

“Yeah, I know you're Jewish, but still...” Jonah sputtered, like not celebrating Christmas was the most shocking thing he'd ever heard, then looked down at the table sheepishly. It was probably insensitive to act like he was, even though he didn't mean anything by it.

Cyrus smiled at his boyfriend, used to this kind of reaction by this point in his life.

“I mean, I've been to Andi's and Buffy's houses for Christmas parties a couple times. And I do like cheesy Christmas music. I mean, who can resist Mariah Carey?”

Jonah smiled back, visibly relaxing, and grabbed a baby tater from the basket in the middle of the table. They were sitting at the Spoon on the first day of winter break, both happy to finally have time to spend together, just the two of them, since school was out for a couple weeks.

The two boys had been together for a couple months at that point. Cyrus finally came out to everyone at the end of 7th grade, but kept his crush on Jonah a secret. Over the summer between 7th and 8th grade, Andi and Jonah broke up and a November of 8th grade, Jonah came out as bi. Then, finally, right after starting high school, Cyrus told Jonah he liked him and the two started dating. They still ended spending most of their time with the Good Hair Crew, plus Marty, though. So a break from school was the perfect chance for dates.

“So,” Jonah said after a minute of eating in silence. “Would you wanna come over to my house for Christmas? Or, I guess, a family Christmas party.”

Cyrus smiled again. “Yeah! When?”

“Saturday.”

Cyrus nodded. “I'll have to ask my mom, but it shouldn't be a problem.”

Jonah smiled back at him, dimples as pronounced as always and Cyrus ate another baby tater to smother the butterflies he still got in his stomach whenever Jonah Beck smiled at him.

...

Saturday came and Cyrus found himself at Jonah's door, shuffling his feet nervously as he rang the doorbell and waited for someone to answer. His mom had agreed to him going to the party, but not without a lot of muttering about “kids these days, not respecting tradition and...” That's when Cyrus stopped listening.

The party also meant the first time Cyrus was meeting Jonah's parents. Despite being friends for over a year, somehow Cyrus never ended up going over to Jonah's house. They were always at Andi's or Buffy's or the Spoon. He did meet Jonah's dad once, when he picked him up from school, but that was before they were dating, so it didn't really count.

It took a minute of standing at the door, listening to music playing and people laughing before Jonah opened up the door and his face broke into a huge smile seeing Cyrus standing there.

“Hey Cy-Guy! Come in.”

He moved out of the way and gestured for Cyrus to come inside the house, then walked with him into a big living room covered in Christmas decorations. The room was filled with people, standing and sitting all around it, some eating and some talking. A couple kids were in the middle of the room, dancing to the Christmas music Cyrus heard outside.

“Cyrus, welcome to the Beck family Christmas party!” Jonah said. A few of the people in the room looked up and waved at him, but then went right back to what they were doing. More quietly, Jonah added on, “I'd introduce you to everyone, but it would take a long time with my family. Especially my aunt Sarah, she'd have you talking for hours.”

Cyrus smiled as Jonah grabbed his hand and lead him through the living room and around the dancing kids.

“My cousins,” Jonah said, patting one of them on the shoulder as they passed them.

He took Cyrus into the kitchen, where a couple more people were standing, including a man Cyrus recognized as Jonah's dad. They went over to the man and Jonah gestured at him and the brunette woman standing next to him, who had the same dimples as Jonah.

“Cyrus, this my mom and dad. Mom, dad, this is my boyfriend.”

The couple smiled at Cyrus and the man took his hand and shook it.

“Nice to finally meet you, Cyrus,” Jonah's mom said. “We hear a lot about you.”

Cyrus glanced over at Jonah long enough to see him look down at the floor and blush, then returned his gaze to Jonah's parents.

“Nice to meet you too, Mrs. Beck. Thanks for inviting me to your party.”

“Of course. And you can call me Molly.” She looked over at Jonah. “He's so polite, Jonah.”

Jonah rolled his eyes and sighed deeply. “Okay, mom, we're gonna go get food now!”

He dragged Cyrus away from his parents and Cyrus awkwardly waved back at them. Jonah took Cyrus over to the food table and grabbed a plate, loading it down with snacks.

“Sorry my parents are so embarrassing,” Jonah said.

“Your parents are only embarrassing to you. I think they were nice. And your mom is nothing compared to mine.”

Jonah was quiet for a beat then said, “Good point. And at least I only have one of them.”

Cyrus sighed. “We don't need to bring my step mom into this too.”

Jonah laughed and said, “Do you want something to eat? My aunt's mac and cheese is the best.”

Cyrus shrugged and picked up a plate, filling it up with food, then looked at Jonah with a mock frown.

“No baby taters?” He asked.

Jonah laughed and shook his head. “Sorry, no baby taters.”

“Christmas obviously can't be that great if it doesn't include baby taters.”

Jonah laughed again and the two boys walked back into the living room, managing to find a seat in the corner of one of the couches, although they did have squeeze together a bit. While they ate, a few of Jonah's assorted family members came up to them and introduced themselves to Cyrus. When Jonah got up to go to the bathroom, his aunt Sarah came up and started talking to Cyrus and he quickly figured out Jonah was right about her. Over the course of 5 minutes, Cyrus learned everything there was to know about her 3 kids, her job, her mother, and she was just getting started on her hobbies when Jonah returned and made up an excuse to pull Cyrus away.

“Oh my god, you weren't kidding about her,” Cyrus said when they were leaning against the hallway wall.

“Sorry, I didn't expect her to pounce while I was gone.”

“It's okay. At least you got me out when you did.”

Jonah laughed and grabbed Cyrus's hand, interlocking their fingers together.

“So, are you having fun? Despite aunt Sarah.”

Cyrus laughed too and nodded. “Yeah, I am. Your family is all pretty great. And really cool about the fact that you brought a boyfriend.”

Jonah nodded. “Yeah, I'm pretty lucky with that. Funny story, I actually came out to all of them at this party last year.”

“Really?”

Jonah nodded again. “Yeah, that was a fun experience. I told my parents a few weeks before that. I mean, you know, I told all of you after I came out to them. But, I don't know, I was just in the middle of all of this-” he gestured towards the living room “-and just thought 'why not.'”

“How did they react to that?”

“Basically, I stood in the middle of the room and said 'Hey, I just wanted everyone to know that I'm bi. As in I like girls and boys both.' And everyone just stared at me. A few people said they were happy for me and proud of me. And then they went back to what they were doing like nothing happened.”

Cyrus laughed and shook his head.

“Wow. That's cool, though, that no one made a big deal out of it.”

Jonah nodded. “So, should we get back? I might be able to get my cousin to play All I Want for Christmas is You.”

Cyrus smiled and followed Jonah down the hallway towards the living room. When they reached the doorway, though, one of Jonah's uncles looked over at the two of them and stopped them.

“Look up, guys!” He said, pointing to the door frame above their heads.

Hanging from the wood above them was a small sprig of mistletoe with a red ribbon wrapped around the top of it. Cyrus and Jonah looked at each other and both of them blushed deeply.

“Come on, it's tradition!” Someone else in the room called out.

“We don't have to,” Jonah whispered. “I know it's awkward.”

Cyrus didn't answer. Instead, he dropped Jonah's hand and wrapped his arms around the other boy's waist, pulling him closer. He then leaned in and connected their lips gently. The kiss was soft and short, but enough to fill both of them with butterflies. When they pulled apart, everyone in the room started clapping and a couple people whistled. One of Jonah's little cousins could be heard saying “ew!” loudly. And Jonah and Cyrus were looking at each other and blushing.

Finally, the room quieted down again and the focus shifted off of the two boys. They took the opportunity to walk into the room and find room on the couch again. They sat together, talking with their hands intertwined, for a few minutes, until the familiar beginning notes of Mariah Carey played over the speaker. Cyrus's face broke into a huge smile and he stood up, facing Jonah and holding his hand. He started lip syncing the words to Jonah dramatically, dancing a little to the music, and Jonah laughed at how adorable his boyfriend was. Cyrus managed to pull Jonah into a standing position and the two of them danced to the song, lip syncing back and forth to each other.

...

When the party started winding down, Cyrus called his mom to come pick him up and he and Jonah walked to the front door together.

“Final verdict?” Jonah asked when they were standing on the porch.

“This was really fun. But I always have fun with you.”

Jonah smiled and looked down at the ground, a blush creeping onto his cheeks again.

“Sorry again, about the whole mistletoe thing.”

Cyrus shrugged. “Like I'd complain about getting to kiss you.”

“Still. It was weird, kissing in front of my whole family.”

Cyrus nodded a little and took a step closer to Jonah, his heartbeat picking up a bit.

“Yeah, a little. Especially since we've only ever had like one real kiss before that.”

Jonah nodded and locked eyes with Cyrus, feeling his heart speed up too.

“We can make up for that, though,” Cyrus whispered, taking another step closer to Jonah. Their faces were only inches apart now, and they were staring into each other eyes and holding their breath.

Finally, Cyrus reached his hands up and grabbed Jonah's face gently, then kissed him. It was much slower this time, but still just as soft. Jonah leaned into the kiss and wrapped his arms around Cyrus's waist. They kept kissing for a minute, losing track exactly how long it was before they pulled apart. Jonah's arms stayed around Cyrus's waist and Cyrus wrapped his around Jonah's neck.

“Merry Christmas, Jonah Beck,” he whispered.

Jonah smiled brightly at him and gave him another quick kiss before saying, “Best one I've ever had.”

“But next year, you're coming over for Hanukkah.”

“Next year?” Jonah asked with a teasing tone.

Cyrus blushed and looked down at the ground the best he could in their position.

“Okay,” Jonah said. “Next year.”

Cyrus looked back up at him, smiling, and they kissed again and stayed together on the porch until Cyrus's mom pulled up to take him home.

plus a mood board because I love mood boards

Future Jyrus moodboard - Cyrus and Jonah host a Chanukah party!

Food, presents, dancing, and celebrating Chanukah with the Good Hair Crew!

ONE MORE DAYYYYY

One more sleep until MERRY MACKMAS is upon us!!

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